Dworshak Lake 2011

Relatives on my dad's side planned their annual camping trip to Dworshak this past August.  The relatives who camped and boated for a week were Aunt Jean, Uncle Kelly, their two kids, Uncle Clay, and his daughter. Ammie, Maylee, and I camped with them for a few days and spent lots of time on the lake.  (Thanks Dean and Shirley for letting us borrow your camper since Kev had ours.)

 Maylee is such a water bug and surprised us with her swimming skills with no swimming instruction. I was also surprised at how comfortable she was floating on her back.  She swam around the boat with Ammie beside her, and she also loved jumping off the back of the boat.  We had to teach her to ask the person in the water if they were ready before she could jump.



Maylee also loved taking tube rides behind the boat.  She would jump and splash in the middle, sing, and make motor boat noises.  Her favorite person to tube with was cousin Ashley, not Mama.

 

Ashley's Girl

Maylee really latched on to Ashley.  She had to do what ever Ashley was doing, eat what Ashley was eating, sit where Ashley was sitting, etc.



She played hard in the water and on land.  She really liked the playground at the campground and riding in the bike trailer when I took her on bike rides.

Of course, I had to play too...

For those of you not familiar with Dworshak, the 54 mile lake is man made as a result of Dworshak dam (only two other US dams are higher).  They release water to help with the salmon runs. By the end of summer, the water level has dropped quite a bit but the water temperature is awesome!



On our last day, more relatives (Jack and Ellen) stopped by and Maylee swam and swam.  We came back to camp for lunch and she sat on Uncle Clay's lap.  The second picture was taken probably 30 seconds to a minute after the first.  Maylee was so tired, she fell asleep while eating a chip (part was in her mouth and the other part landed at the top of her shirt)